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Why did so many working class families vote ‘Leave’? How can we ignore a humanitarian crisis just 22 miles away? And will anything actually ever change for Maria? Matt Abbott powerfully captures the summer that changed everything in…

We had a great night at the Pop Up Essex Writers House at Metal last week. Huge thanks to everyone who came and supported us, we couldn’t do these nights without your support and encouragement, to Metal and the Essex…

Throughout the month of MARCH the folk over at Metal will be turning their Grade II listed Chalkwell Hall into a pop-up Essex Writers House as part of Essex Book Festival. Activities, events, open mic opportunities, tutorials, hot desking, you name…

We will be collaborating with the brilliant Shangri La for a special event @ The Railway Hotel Pub, Southend, on Thurs, 16th November 2017. As well as live literature in the form of Billericay’s finest and funniest; Simon Blackman, we’ll also have the stunning words of Grays’ own Sammy Crooks. …

It’s that time of year again, where we dust off our banjo’s and fire up the old penny whistle’s (that was meant to sound much less like a euphemism when I started typing). Stereotypes aside, it’s almost time for this…

An appreciative nod to Leonard Cohen for the title of this post. Many thanks to our audience who turned up to support us and Trawler for the launch of the ‘arts issue’ of this exciting publication. We know it was…

Christmas is coming. It’s creeping up on us like jury duty. We had a ball last year at our Sundown Christmas Party and we plan to do the same this year. We’re going to be at Chinnery’s, Southend, on 18TH…

I know, I know, it’s been a while since we last posted. We’ve been busy y’see, Jo has been one of the project managers for The Estuary Songwriting Project and Ray has been guest editing the next special ‘arts’ edition…